Comments on: The Crimes of Bongohttp://dissidentvoice.org/2009/07/the-crimes-of-bongo/
a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justiceSat, 27 Sep 2014 17:28:19 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: closedownthebbchttp://dissidentvoice.org/2009/07/the-crimes-of-bongo/#comment-50597
Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:59:28 +0000http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=9103#comment-50597I don’t think the bbc will give you an objective view of any conflict since the bbc itself is involved in perpetuating these across the world because of their own criminal interests, and they are really only in the business of controlling what you hear and see and have access to. The bbc has power not because it has a proven record but simply because it is part of the controlling zionist establishment apparatus. My advice: best avoid the mind control. The bbc’s hands are soaked in blood, they are up there with the biggest criminals of all times. And btw, don, did you read the article on this thread or did you just think you’ll use the space to advertise the criminals at the bbc?
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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:16:18 +0000http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=9103#comment-50246from today’s BBC:
Mineral firms ‘fuel Congo unrest’
Western mineral firms are fuelling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by failing to check where their raw materials come from, activists say.

Global Witness says companies sourcing minerals used in electronic gadgets are buying them from traders who finance rebel and government troops.

It calls for the UK-based Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) and others to have assets frozen over the issue.

The Global Witness report focuses on the troubled region of eastern DR Congo, where various rebel groups and government troops control large parts of the trade in minerals including coltan, cassiterite and gold.

They use the industry to fund conflicts which have seen some 100,000 people displaced from their homes in recent months, in addition to mass killings and rapes, mostly in North and South Kivu provinces.

Millions ‘need mining’

The report accuses Thaisarco and other companies of failing to check the source of the metals that go to its smelters before they end up in electronic goods.

“Global Witness is calling on the UK government to request that the UN Sanctions Committee add the UK-based entities of AMC and their directors to the list of companies and individuals against whom sanctions should be imposed,” the group said.

It quoted a UN resolution as saying that anyone supporting illegal Congolese armed groups through illicit trade of natural resources should be subjected to sanctions including travel restrictions and an assets freeze.

The report acknowledges that the companies are acting legally, but says some of their suppliers are laundering minerals which come from the military or rebel groups.

AMC has strongly denied the claims, saying it is taking part in an industry-wide initiative started on 1 July this year to trace the source of metals.

The firm said in a statement that it takes its lead from the United Nations.

“If the UN were to decide that a withdrawal from the trade is the most appropriate way forward, then Thaisarco would comply absolutely with their requirements,” the statement said.

“However, it is believed that such an approach would be to the detriment of large numbers of artisanal miners and their dependents in the DRC.”

The firm quoted World Bank data suggesting up to 10 million people rely on mining in DR Congo.

trying to untangle relationships between Oil Sector and Israel First sector, aka Zionist Power Config: clear it’s now competition, now collaboration, but to grasp underlying causes of political level divergences such as within erstwhile “antiwar movement” is v. difficult. Maybe Africa is the best arena in which to start investigating? since both elements are massively present?

]]>By: Russell Olausenhttp://dissidentvoice.org/2009/07/the-crimes-of-bongo/#comment-50239
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:08:26 +0000http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=9103#comment-50239Good article and believable.At a young age I found out how dishonest mainstream media was, is, and will be. The vary idea of Eden in this world is quite preposterous and once the carnal Mr. Bongo decomposes, his memory surely will not outlive his second life.
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